List of best-selling game consoles


The following table contains video game consoles that have sold at least units worldwide either through to consumers or inside retail channels. Each console includes sales from every iteration unless otherwise noted. The years correspond to when the first version of each console was released.

Best-selling consoles

PlatformTypeCompanyReleasedUnits sold
PlayStation 2HomeSony2000160 million
Nintendo DSHandheldNintendo2004154.02 million
Nintendo Switch HybridNintendo2017154.01 million
Game Boy & Game Boy ColorHandheldNintendo1989, 1998118.69 million
PlayStation 4 HomeSony2013117.2 million
PlayStationHomeSony1994102.49 million
WiiHomeNintendo2006101.63 million
PlayStation 3HomeSony200687.4 million
PlayStation 5 HomeSony202084.2 million
Xbox 360HomeMicrosoft200584 million
Game Boy AdvanceHandheldNintendo200181.51 million
PlayStation PortableHandheldSony200480 million
Nintendo 3DSHandheldNintendo201175.94 million
Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment SystemHomeNintendo198361.91 million
Xbox OneHomeMicrosoft2013~58 million
Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemHomeNintendo199049.1 million
Nintendo 64HomeNintendo199632.93 million
Mega Drive/GenesisHomeSega198830.75 million
Atari 2600HomeAtari197730 million
Xbox Series X/S HomeMicrosoft202028.3 million
XboxHomeMicrosoft200124 million
Nintendo GameCubeHomeNintendo200121.74 million
Quest 2VR headsetReality Labs2020~20 million
Wii UHomeNintendo201213.56 million
V.Smile & V.MotionHomeVTech2004, 200711 million
Game GearHandheldSega199010.62 million
Nintendo Switch 2 HybridNintendo202510.36 million
PlayStation VitaHandheldSony201110-15 million
Sega Mark III/Master SystemHomeSega198510 million
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16HomeNEC/Hudson Soft198710 million
Sega SaturnHomeSega19949.26 million
DreamcastHomeSega19989.14 million
Master System HomeTectoy19898 million
LeapsterHandheldLeapfrog20037 million
Dendy HomeMicro Genius19926 million
Super NES Classic EditionDedicatedNintendo20175.28 million
Advanced Pico BeenaHomeSega20054.1 million
Atari 7800HomeAtari19863.77 million
NES Classic EditionDedicatedNintendo20163.56 million
WonderSwan & WonderSwan ColorHandheldBandai1999, 20003.5 million
Sega PicoHomeSega19933.4 million
Color TV-GameDedicatedNintendo19773 million
IntellivisionHomeMattel19803 million
Mega Drive HomeTectoy19903 million
N-GageHandheldNokia20033 million
Magnavox Odyssey²HomeMagnavox/Philips19782 million
ColecoVisionHomeColeco19822 million
Sega SG-1000HomeSega19832 million
Atari LynxHandheldAtari19892 million
3DO Interactive MultiplayerHomeThe 3DO Company/Panasonic/Sanyo/GoldStar19932 million
Neo Geo Pocket & Neo Geo Pocket ColorHandheldSNK1998, 19992 million
Oculus GoVR headsetOculus20182 million
Mega Drive/Genesis MiniDedicatedSega20191.5 million
TelstarDedicatedColeco19761 million
Atari 5200HomeAtari19821 million
Philips CD-iHomePhilips19901 million
Pegasus HomeMicro Genius19911 million